HMAS Deloraine
Survived
| Type | Corvette |
|---|---|
| Class | Bathurst |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 1 × 4″ gun |
Bathurst-class corvette, one of 60 built in Australia. Dodged a torpedo off Darwin on 20 January 1942 and depth-charged I-124 to the bottom, the first Japanese warship sunk by the Royal Australian Navy. In Darwin Harbour during the raid a month later. Scrapped in 1956.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 1 × 12-pounder gun (later replaced by 1 × 4 inch Mk XIX gun)
- 2 × 20 mm Oerlikons (later 2)
- 1 × 40 mm Bofors (installed later)
- Machine guns
- Depth charges chutes and throwers
| Builder | Mort's Dock & Engineering Co |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 19 March 1941 |
| Launched | 26 July 1941 |
| Commissioned | 22 November 1941 |
| Displacement | 650 tons (standard), 1,025 tons (full war load) |
| Length | 186 ft (57 m) |
| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) at 1,750 hp |
| Complement | 85 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
Launched
26 July 1941
Sinking of I-124
Survived
20 January 1942
Missed by a torpedo; made the first attacks
Bombing of Darwin
Survived
19 February 1942
Fate
Survived
Sold for scrap in 1956